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CHICAGO 


Truly  "The  City  Wonderful"  —  Great*in  its  growth  and  great  in  its  achievements. 

In  1835,  within  the  memory  of  men  now  living,  Chicago  had  a  population  of  500. 

In  1907  it  had  increased  to  over  2.000,000,  a  growth  greater  than  that  of  any  city  in  the  history  of  mankind.  Tn  1850 
she  was  twentieth  in  population  of  cities  in  the  United  States  ;  today  she  is  second  and  will,  if  present  conditions  con- 
tinue, become  the  first  at  a  time  not  far  remote. 

The  secret  of  this  wonderful  growth  is  partly  found  in  the  city's  commanding  position  at  the  southern  end  of  Lake 
Michigan  at  a  point  where  the  railways  crossing  the  country  from  the  East  to  the  Northwest  naturally  touch,  and  where 
the  southern  roads  connecting  with  the  Great  Lakes  find  their  natural  terminal. 

So  situated,  the  city  has  become  the  greatest  collecting  and  distributing  center  in  the  world.  She  is  easily  the  greatest 
of  all  railway  centers,  being  the  terminus  of  32  railway  lines  operating  65,000  miles  of  main  track.  She  is,  also,  one  of  the 
greatest  of  ports,  the  aggregate  tonnage  of  her  harbors  in  iyob  being  15,405,200  tons. 

Chicago  is  the  largest  cattle  market  in  the  world  and  has  the  largest  packing  houses.  Single  day's  receipts  of  the  Union 
Stock  Yards  show  44.445  cattle,  59.30J  hogs,  and  59,362  sheep. 

In  manufactures  she  is  surpassed  only  by  London  and  by  New  York,  and  her  convenient  location  with  respect  to  the 
iron  ore  regions  of  Lake  Stiperior  and  the  great  coal  fields  of  Illinois,  together  with  her  advantage  as  the  foremost  collect- 
[•]  ing  and  distributing  center  of  the  continent,  insures  her  future  as  a  manufacturing  city. 

She  leads  commercially,  owing  much  of  her  greatness  to  the  energy,  the  daring  enterprise,  and  the  untiring  zeal  of  her 
business  men.  She  has  the  largest  trade  in  agricultural  implements,  -hardware,  men's  furnishing  goods,  ready-made  clothing, 
and  in  many  other  litres;  and,  in  her  imjnense  mail  trading  business,  le^ds  all  other  cities. 

She  has  the  largest  and  finest  retail  department  store  in  the  world, .and  has  produced  the  prince  of  all  merchants. 

Chicago  has  more  Germans  th^n  anjr,city  in  Germany,  Berlin  and  .Hamburg  excepted;  more  Bohemians  than  any  city 
except  Prague;  more  Scandinavians  than  any  city  except  Stockholm;  affd  rrtore  Jews  than  can  be  found  in  Palestine. 

Aftey-her  baptism   by  fire  irf'  1871  her  citizens  mdt'the  situation  with!  a  spirit  and  courage  that  overcame  all  obstacles. 

07.540  buildings  were  destroyed,  and  ?290tooo.ooo  lost:  but  in  three-years  the  whole-burned  district  was  rebuilt,  and  the  city 
set  wit  upon  a  career  of  progress  and  growth  unexampled  in  the  history  of  all  the  world. 

Though  her  natural  location  as  the  industrial,  commercial,  manufacturing,  and  agricultural  capital  of  this  nation  has 
'been  generally  recognteed,  few  have  realized  that  Chicago  is  rapidly  becoming  one  of  the  most  beautiful  of  cities. 

F'ven  new  her  system  of  parks  and  boulevards  is  unexcelled  by  that  of  any  city  in  the  country,  and  the  great  improve- 
ments and  additioRS  now  under  way  are  indeed  the  most  ijnportant  iiKhe  city's  history. 

The  new  park  now  being  oVeated  adjacent  to  the  down"  town  business  district,  and  stolen  from  the  waters  of  Lake  Mich- 
igan, will  be  the  pride  of  the  city. 

HThe  proposed  boulevard  drive  to  be  built  in  tlie  lake,  connecting'the  Lake  Front  Park  (Grant  Park)  with  Jackson  Park 
'    will  give  the  city  an  almost  continuous  parkway  along  its  entire  30  miles  of  lake  shore. 

tn  strange  contrast  to  the  congested  down  town  district  are  the(  beautiful  residential  ancl  suburban  districts  of  the  city. 
\Vhiletthe  former  aims  more  for  utility  and  business  convenience,  the  latter  attest  the  cultivated  tastes  of  her  citizens  and 
their  strong  love  of  home.  AH  that  wealth  and  refinement  can  bestow  are  found  in  the  b/eautiful  homes  adorning  her  boule- 
vards and  suburban  di-liioU. 

During  the  last  decade  Chicago  has  made  unusual'a.dvances  as  an  educational  and  musical  center.  Her  great  Chicago 
University  is  one  of  the  most  liberally  endowed  institutions  of  learning  in  the  world  and  its  31  buildjngs  and  100  acres  of 
ground  afe  valued  at  S's.ooo.ooo. 

If  space  permitted,  mention  might  be  made  of  other  great  universities  and  colleges  located  in  Chicago  or  her  suburbs,' 
of  the  many  great  professional  schools  and  musical  colleges,  of  the  Art  Institute,  the  Thomas  Orchestra.  and.other  educa- 
tional influences  contributing  so  much  to  Chicago's  real  greatness-and  power. 

lie  who  would  study  America  must  come  to  Chicago,  where  beats  the  heart  of  this  great,  nervous,  fast  growing  and 
ambitious  nation.  From  out  this  whirlpool  of  business  old  Father  Time  emerges,  battle-scarred  and  bruised,  for*here  his 
passage  is  jealously  contended,  and  evevy  step  vigorousjy.opposed. 

No  mere  idler  can  be  happy  in  Chicago;  here  is  the  spirit  of  work,  and  every  man.  woman  and  child  feel  it. 


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NEW  POST  OFFICE  BUILDING. 

This  beautiful  building  covers  an  entire  city  block,  is  built  of  granite  and  was  completed  in    1905  *l 
cost  of  $5.000.000.     The  dome  is  288  feet  hitzh. 


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CHICAGO  IN   1833. 

Seventy-five  years  ago  the  place  where  now  stands  a  city  of  over  2,000.000  people,  was  little 
more  than  a  trading  post.  Indians  werf  numerous  but  white  men  few.  No  other  city  on  earth  has 
grown  with  such  rapidity. 


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COUNTY 
BUILDING 


A  view  from  the 
Washington  street 
side,  showing  a  por- 
tion of  the  old  Gty 
Hall,  which  is  to  be 
replaced  by  an  im- 
posing structure 
somewhat  similar 
to  the  County  Build- 
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LA  SALLE  STREET  STATION. 

By  far  the  finest  and  costliest  railway  station  in  the  city.     The  terminal  for  five  different  roads.     Built  at  a 
cost  of  $3,500,000. 


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PUBLIC  LIBRARY. 

Situated  on  Michigan  Boulevard.  Contains  a  circulating  library  of  340,000  volumes.  Has  a  large 
and  commodious  reading  room  on  the  second  floor.  In  the  year  ending  May  31.  1907.  1,414,292 
books  were  drawn  for  home  use. 


STATE  STREET  NORTH  FROM  MADISON. 


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A  scene  of  the  greatest  activity  on  earth;  a  wide  street  crowded  constantly  dur- 
ing the  day  with  throngs  of  humanity,  surging  up  and  down,  and  guarded  at  the 
street  crossings  by  giant  policemen. 


UNDERGROUND  TUNNEL  AT  STREET  INTERSECTION.  SHOWING   LOADED 

FREIGHT  CARS. 

From  sixty  to  ninety  feet  beneath  the  downtown  business  district  of  Chicago  are  Tunnels  running  in 
every  direction  and  used  to  convey  freight  from  one  point  to  another,  relieving  the  congestion  of  the  streets 
above. 


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AUDITORIUM   HOTEL  AND  ANNEX. 

The  finest  hotel  property  in  the  United  States.  Building  on  right  covers  an  acre  and  a  half  of  ground 
and  contains  the  grandest  opera  house  in  the  world,  seating  over  4,000  people.  A  splendid  view  is  to  be 
had  from  the  tower. 


ENTRANCE  TO  CHICAGO  HARBOR  AT  NIGHT. 

Many  excursion  steamships  leave  and  arrive  in  Chicago  both  night  and  day  for  resorts  in  Wisconsin  and 
Michigan.  At  night  with  bands  playing,  the  ships  brilliantly  lighted  and  filled  with  merry  crowds,  they  pre- 
sent a  most  interesting  spectacle. 


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22  stories  high  or 
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a  magnificent  view 
of  the  city  is  to  be 
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THE  COLISEUM.    W ABASH  AVE.  NEAR   I6TH  STREET. 

An  immense  structure  for  use  of  Conventions,  Business  Shows,  Circuses,  etc..  anc'  in  the  Summer  is 
used  as  a  Summer  Garden  where  one  can  hear  the  best  brass  bands  in  the  world. 


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ENTRANCE  TO  STOCK.  YARDS. 

Chicago  is  the  largest  cattle  market  in  the  world,  has  the  largest  packing  houses  and  handles  three- 
ourths  of  the  meat  products  of  the  United  States. 


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NEW 
COUNTY 
BUILDING 

View  from  the 
Clark  Street  side, 
looking  North  from 
Washington  Street. 
Sherman  House  and 
Elevated  Station  in 
the  distance. 


PROMENADE  IN  FLORAL  GARDEN,  GARFIELD  PARK 

This  view  represents  some  recent  improvements  made  in  the  West  Side's  most  popular  park.     Large 
sums  have  been  spent  in  adding  to  the  beauty  of  this  Park,  which  now  contains  187  acres. 


W ABASH  AVE..  NORTH  FROM  MONROE  STREET. 
One  of  the  city's  busiest  thoroughfares.     The  Elevated  Railway  extends  from 
Lake  to  Van  Buren  streets  on  Wabash  Avenue,  and  at  the  early  morning  and 
evening  hours  presents  a  scene  of  great  interest  to  visitors  to  the  city. 


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UNION  STOCK  YARDS. 

The  stock  yards  of  Chicago  cover  many  acres  of  ground.  Single  day's  receipts  of  the  Union  Stock 
Yards  show  44.445  cattle,  72,610  hogs,  59,362  sheep.  There  are  hundreds  of  such  pens  as  shown  in 
picture. 


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HALSTED  STREET  LIFT  BRIDGE. 

This  great  bridge  is  lifted  in  midair  by  powerful  machinery,  thus  allowing  ve*»el«  with  (all  masU  I 
pass  underneath. 


EXCHANGE  AVENUE,  STOCK  YARDS. 

There  are  hundreds  of  pens  such  as  are  shown  to  the  right  in  the  picture.  During  1906,  16,483,- 
903  live  animals  valued  at  $295i2l7,5l4  were  received  in  the  city,  being  the  equivalent  of  310. 1  17 
car  loads. 


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REVOLVING  HOG  WHEEL  AT  ARMOUR'S. 

An  ingenious  contrivance  used   to   facilitate   the  rapid  handling  of  hogs  in   preparing   them  for  th 
market 


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MARSHALL  FIELD  &  CO.     STATE  STREET  FRONT. 

Is  the  largest  and  finest  retail  store  in  the  world.     Occupies  almost  an  entire  city  block  and  has  35 
acre»  of  floor  space.     Employs  7,000  people. 


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STEAMSHIP  CHRISTOPHER  COLUMBUS  IN  CHICAGO  RIVER. 
Leaving  Chicago  on  its  regular  trip  to  Milwaukee,  80  miles  distant.     Boat  is  292  feet  long,  has  four 
decks  and  carries  4.000  people. 


CHICAGO 
ATHLETIC 
ASSOCIATION 

BUILDING 

ON    MICHIGAN 

BOULEVARD 

FACING  GRANT 

PARK 

A  beautiful  build- 
ing of  white  lime- 
stone  and  brick 
with  terra  cotta  trim- 
mings, magnificently 
finished  and  furnish- 
ed throughout.  Has 
3.400  resident  and 
non-resident  m  e  m- 
bers. 


ILLINOIS 

ATHLETIC 

CLUB  AND 

MUNICIPAL 

COURT 

BUILDING 

ON    MICHIGAN 

BOULEVARD 

FACING  GRANT 

PARK 

Two  beautiful 
buildings  completed 
recently.  The  Ath- 
letic Club  contains 
swimming  pool, 
splendid  gymnasium, 
and  all  the  appoint- 
ments necessary  to  a 
first  class  Athletic 
Club.  It  is  laid  to 
have  the  most  beau- 
tiful dining  room  of 
any  club  in  the 
United  States. 


STEAMER  THEODORE  ROOSEVELT. 

A  new  and  magnificent  passenger  excursion  steamer,  plying  between  Chicago  and  Michigan  City,  Ind. 
It  carries  3,500  passengers  and  makes  the  trip  to  Michigan  City  in  two  hours. 


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CITY  AND  LAKE  FROM  MAJESTIC  BUILDING. 

This  view  taken   with  circuit   cathera  overlooks  many  of  the  principal   buildings  on 
Avenue  and  Michigan  Boulevard,  and.  also  LaKe  Michigan. 


MADISON  STREET  BRIDGE. 

This  is  one  of  the  busiest  bridges. of  the  city.       It  is  opened  and  closed  by  machinery  located  in  the 
little  structure  at  the  lop  of  the  bridge. 


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There  are  many 
imposing  vistas 
'among  Chicago's 
sky-scrapers,  this  be- 
ing one  of  the  best. 
It  shows  a  portion  of 
several  of  the  most 
important  buildings 
in  the  city,  the  Mo- 
nadnoclc  Block,  the 
Post  Office.  Mar- 
quette  Building  and 
the  F  i  r  s  t  National 
Bank  on  the  left  and 
the  Great  Northern 
Hotel  on  the  right. 


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WELLS  STREET  BRIDGE  AND  NORTHWESTERN  DEPOT. 
Hundreds  of  thousands  of  people  ride  over  this  bridge  every  day,  being  used  both  for  the  elevated  and 
the  surface  cars.     From  the  Northwestern  depot  325  trains  arrive  and  depart  daily,  carrying  about 
50.000  people. 


THE  ELEVATED  R.  R.,  LOOKING  NORTH  ON  WABASH  AVE. 

Showing  the  interlocking  tower  of  the  elevated  roads  where  all  the  North,  South  and 
West  Side  trains  turn  in  making  the  circuit  of  the  loop.  About  2, 105  trains  pass  this  poinl 
every  day,  carrying  437.400  people. 


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popular  hotels  in  Chi- 
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Post  Office  on  Dear- 

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INTERIOR  VIEW  OF  THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 

Columns  and  arches  built  of  white  marble;  skylight  beautifully  colored  glass; 
cornice  and  capitals  framed  in  gilt  and  the  floor  of  beautiful  inlaid  Mosaic.  Capital 
$  1 0,000.000:  deposits  $  1 1 5,000,000. 


GRANT  PARK  AND  ILLINOIS  CENTRAL  STATION. 

a  finished.  Grant  Park  will  cover  205  acres  of  land.  It  will  extend  from  Randolph  to  Twelfth 
street  and  one-thud  of  a  mile  from  Michigan  Boulevard  to  the  shore  line  of  the  lake.  In  this  park  will 
be  built  the  new  Field  Columbian  Museum. 


MAIN  CORRIDOR  NEW  COUNTY  BUILDING. 
The  floors  of  this  corridor  are  of  mosaic,  inlaid  in  beautiful  pattern,  while  the  walls  and  ceilin 
are  of  marble  and  mosaic  in  soft  blending  colors. 


STATE  STREET  BASCULE  BRIDGE  LIFTED    FOR  STEAMSHIP  SOO  CITY. 

This  style  of  bridge,  at  first  a  great  innovation  and  curiosity  in  the  city,  is  coming  more  and  more 
int  j  general  use.  Steamship  Soo  City  of  the  Indiana  Transportation  Line,  runs  from  Chicago  to  Michi- 
gan City,  Indiana. 


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STREET 

EAST 

FROM 

DEARBORN 


The  important 
buildingi  seen  in  this 
view  are  the  Boston 
Store.  Mandel  Bros, 
and  Montgomery 
Ward  on  the  left- 
McVicker's  Theatre 
and  Canon  P  i  r  i  e 
Scott  on  the  right 
and  in  the  distance 
the  Madison  Street 
"L"  Station. 


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GOODRICH  DOCKS. 

A  scene  in  summer  of  most  unusual  interest;   great  passenger  boats  arriving  from  and  departing 
frequently   for  various  resorts  in  Wisconsin   and   Michigan.     Happy   the  people   who  live  by  the  Great 

Lak-s. 


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CARSON,  P1R1E,  SCOTT  &  CO/S  BUILDING  (Retail. 

This  beautiful  and  imposing  building  house*  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  rapidly 
growing  dry  goods  films  in  the  city. 


ART  INSTITUTE. 

A  classic  building  in  Grant  Park,  containing  many  works  of  art  in  painting  and  sculpture,  and  is  also 
the  home  of  one  of  the  most  flourishing  art  schools  in  the  cduntry,  with. average  daily  attendance  of  1.800 
pupils. 


MAJESTIC 
BUILDING 

A  magnificent 
building  towering 
high  above  its  neigh- 
bors, containing 
many  suites  of  offices 
besides  a  large  vau- 
deville theatre  on  the 
ground  fl  o  o  r.  Lo- 
cated on  Monroe 
near  State  Street. 


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THEODORE 

THOMAS 

ORCHESTRA    HALL 

The  home  of  the  T  l.omas 
Oicheslra.  so  long  identified 
with  Chicago,  and  built  in  honor 
of  the  great  orchestra  leader, 
whose  name  it  bears.  On 
Michigan  Boulevard  opposite 
the  Ail  Institute. 


CHICAGO  NORMAL  COLLEGE. 

One  of  the  most  beautiful  buildings  in  the  city,  devoted  to  educational  purposes  and  but  recently 
completed. 


ILLINOIS  CEN- 
TRAL  DEPOT 


The  terminal  (or 
six  great  lines  of  rail- 
roads,  beautifully 
located  on  the  lake 
front  at  the  south  end 
of  Grant  Park. 


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STEAMSHIP  CITY  OF  SOUTH  HAVEN 


This  view  shows  the  boat  leaving  Chicago  for  South  Haven.  Mich.,  a  trip  of  78  miles.       She  carries 
3,000  passengers  and  makes  the  trip  in  four  hours. 


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LEWIS   INSTITUTE  Ion  West  Madison  Stre«-l.  ' 

A  School  of  Technology  and  Liberal  Arts.  _  Has  an  average  attendance  of 
2.000  pupils.  Many  successful  mechanical  engineers,  architects  and  eleclricjl 
experts  have  been  gtadoaled  horn  Uie  institution,  which  is  growing  rapidly  in 
Jlrength  and  usefulness. 


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Located  just  beyond  the  mouth  of  Chicago  River.     Many  precious  lives  have  been  saved  by  this 


ELECTRIC 
LOCOMOTIVE 
IN  UNDER- 
GROUND 
TUNNEL 


Showing  the 
horsepower  electrical 
power  motors  used 
in  propelling  the 
freight  cars  used 
throughout  the  Illi- 
n  o  i  s  Underground 
Tunnel.  Capable 
of  drawing  85  tons 
of  freight. 


THE  GHETTO  OF  CHICAGO. 

The  Ghetto  of  Chicago,  inhabited  largely  by  Jewish  people,  is  in  the  west  part  of  the  city.  Nearly 
all  of  the  shops  on  Jefferson  Slreel,  between  Van  Buren  and  Twelfth  Streets,  are  kept  by  Jews,  and  for 
several  blocks  east  and  west  of  Jefferson  street  the  majority  of  the  population  is  Jewish- 


SOUTH  \VATER  STREET. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  sights  of  the  city  and  a  walk  along  the  st 


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State  to   Market   will   convince  anyone 
and  produce  market  in  the  United  States 


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COBB  LECTURE  HALL. 

One  o(  the   prominent  buildings    of  (he   University   of   Chicago,  located  on    the  south  fide  of  the 
campus;  used  for  class  rooms  and  offices. 


NEW 
FEDERAL 
BUILDING, 
CHICAGO 


A  glimpse  of  Chi- 
cago's magnificent 
new  Post  Office 
building  looking  from 
Slate  Street  down 
Quincy.  It  is  re- 
grettable that  there  is 
not  more  open  space 
around  this  majestic 
building  so  that  the 
beauty  of  iU  archi- 
tecture could  be  bet- 
ter appreciated. 


Situated  on  the  north  side  of  campus.     There  are  42  rooms  in  the  building  devoted   to   Physical 
Research. 


THE  EAST  BOARD  WALK,  SOUTH  OF  .TOWER.  WHITE  CITY.  CHICAGO. 

The  little  train  of  cars  shown  in  the  picture,  and  carrying  many  people,  is  drawn  by  a  diminutive 
locomotive,  not  so  big,  in  fact,  as  the  man  who  runs  it.  ^The'  boat  shown  in  the  water  is  just  landing  with 
a  party  who  shot  the  Chutes. 


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LION   IN   LINCOLN  PARK. 
This  is  Old  Leo,  well  known  for  many  years  !o  all  animal  lovers  who  frequent  Lincoln  Park.     He 
sat  for  his  photograph  willingly  and  almost  smiled  in  compliance  with  the  photographers  request  to  look 
pleasant. 


NEW  COUNTY  BUILDING. 

This  imposing  building  covers  half  a  block  in  ihe  lieart  of  the  business  district,  corner-stone  laid  1906. 
occupied  in  fall  of   1907.     Cost  about  $5,000.000. 


LOOKING  OVER  LAGOON.   WASHINGTON   PARK. 

A  beautiful  and  pleasina  scene  in  one  of  Chicago's  most  delightful  playgrounds.  A  row  in  a  boat 
through  the  lagoons  and  lakes  of  this  park  reveals  many  such  scenes  as  this.  Washington  Park  contains 
371  acres. 


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STREET, 

WEST  FROM 

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AVENUE 


A  most  artistic 
view  of  this  particu- 
lar point  of  interest. 
The  tall  white  build- 
ing to  the  right  it  the 
Majestic  and  the 
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National  Bank  build- 
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LILY  POND  AND  CONSERVATORY,  DOUGLAS  PARK. 

DoBgias  Park  is  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  city.  Hurabpldt  on  the  northwest  and  Garfield  on 
the  west  side  between  the  two.  All  are  connected  by  beautiful  wide  boulevards.  Douglas  Park  con- 
tains 181  acres. 


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CORNER  OF  STATE  AND  MADISON  STREETS.  CHICAGO. 
The  busiest  corner  in  the   world  situated  as  it  is.  in   the   very   heart  of  the  retail  business  district. 
Mandel  Bros,  to  the  left.  Carson.  Pirie.  Scott  to  the  right  and  Boston  Store  on  the  N.  W.  corner. 


LINCOLN 

STATUE, 

LINCOLN 

PARK 


A  work  of  art 
by  St.  Gaudens  and 
is  one  "of  the  nnesl 
statues  in  the  city. 
Stands  at  the  south 
end  of  the  park  near 
the  Clark  Street. en- 
trance. Lincoln 
Park  is  the  largest 
park  in  the  city  and 
contains  3 1 7  acres. 


METROPOLITAN  TRAINS  CROSSING  BASCULE  BRIDGE  OVER 

CHICAGO  RIVER. 

This  bridge  opens  in  the  center,  each  half  being  lifted  straight  into  the  air  by  electric  power,  leaving 
*  deal  space  entirely  across  the  river. 


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FIELD  COLUMBIAN  MUSEUM.  JACKSON  PARK. 
A  relic  of  the  World's  Fair  still  doing  noble  duty  as  the  home  of  the  Great  Field  Museum.     As  seen 
through  the  trees  and  across  the  water  the  graceful  lines  of  this  classic  building  are  brought  out  in  bold  relief. 


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The  cars  shown 
are  just  turning  from 
Van  Buren  Street  on 
W abash  Avenue, 
making  the  circuit  ot 
the  loop.  A  large 
part  of  the  down 
town  workers  de- 
pend for  transporta- 
tion on  the  Elevated 
trains. 


VIEW  FROM  REFECTORY,  HUMBOLDT  PARK. 

This  park  is  situated  in  the  northwest  side  and  is  one  of  the  beautiful  playgrounds  of  the  city.     It  contains 
205  acres.     Some  additions  and  many  improvement:  are  now  being  made. 


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THE  STRATFORD  HOTEL. 

On  the  cornet  of  Michigan  and  Jackson  Boulevard.     One  of  the  leading  hotels  of  the  city. 


LAKE  SHORE  DRIVE.  LINCOLN  PARK. 

This  beautiful  view  shows  the  drive  as  it  winds  along  the  lake  shore.     On  Saturday  and  Sunday  after- 
noon in  summer  the  boulevard  is  thronged  with  pedestrians,  automobiles  and  carriages. 


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SOUTH 
FROM 

RANDOLPH 

Illustrate,  the 
heavy  traffic  of  one 
of  the  busiest  streets 
in  the  World  and 
shows  the  Masonic 
Temple.  Marshall 
Field  6c  Co.'s  Store 
and  the  Columbus 
Memorial  Building. 


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BEACH  IN  JACKSON  PARK. 

Not  the  least  of  the  attractions  in  Jackson  Park  is  its  fine  beach  along  the  shore  of  Lake  Michigan. 
When  a  storm  rages  on  the  lake  it  is  very  fascinating  to  watch  the  waves  break  on  the  shore. 


THE 

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TOWER 


This  lower  is  227 
feet  high  and  has 
22,000  electric  lights 
upon  it.  When  illu- 
minated at  night  it 
light!  up  the  entire 
White  City  and  can 
be  seen  lor  miles 
around. 


GRANT  MONUMENT.  LINCOLN  PARK 

A  beautiful  aftd  costly  monument  on  the  Lake  Shore  Drive,  overlooking  Lake  Michigan.    It  stands 
on  an  elevation  and  can  be  seen  from  all  parts  of  the  south  end  of  the  park. 


TIFFANY 

MOSAIC 

DOME 

MARSHALL 

FIELD'S 

RETAIL  STORE 

STATE  STREET 

BUILDING 


Largest  single  piece 
of  Favnle  Mosaic 
glass  in  the  world. 
Has  6,000  square 
feet  composed  of 
1.000.000  pieces. 
First  dome  ever  built 
of  iridescent  glass. 


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JACKSON  PARK  FROM  BOAT  HOUSE. 

This  is  one  of  the  finest  parks  in  the  city  and  is  the  site  of  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition.     Its 
extensive  lakes  and  lagoons  are  kept  pure  by  flowing  water  from  Lake  Michigan.       It  contains  539  acres. 


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COOK.  COUNTY  HOSPITAL. 

The  second  largest  hospital  in  the  United  States.     About  1 ,200  patients  arc  treated  heir  daily  and 
the  total  for  1906  wa«  29,000.     There  are  200  trained  nurses.  70  attending  physicians  and  48  internes. 


Located  near  the 
Chicago  Post  Office, 
the  dome  of  which 
show*  at  the  right  of 
the  view.  A  16- 
story  fire-proof  hotel 
in  the  heart  of  the 
city. 


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SITE  OF  MARSHALL  FIELD  6c  CO.  %S  STORE  IN    1839. 

Men  now  living  can  remember  Chicago  when  she  was  no  moie  than  is  shown  .in  above  picture.  In  1835 
Chicago  had  a  population  of  only  500.  In  1 908  it  had  increased  to  over  2,000,000,  a  growth  greater  than 
that  of  any  city  in  the  history  of  mankind. 


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HIGH  BRIDGE,  LINCOLN  PARK. 

This  fine  bridge,  spanning  one  of  the  lagoons  in  Lincoln  Park,  rises  to  a  height  of  42  feet  above  the 
water  level  and  from  it  one  may  have  a  beautiful  view  over  Lake  Michigan  and  the  entire  park. 


GERMAN  BUILDING,  JACKSON   PARK. 

Th's  building  was  erected  by  the  German  Government  at  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  It 
was  well  and  substantially  built  in  characteristic  German  style  of  architecture,  adding  much  to  the  beauty 
of  this  portion  of  Jackson  Park. 


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LAKE 
MICHIGAN 

For  miles  along  the 
North  shore  there  are 
high  tandy  blufls  and 
a  fine  beach  extend- 
ing almost  to  Mil- 
waukee. In  places 
the  bluff:  ate  more 
than  80  feet  above 
the  water  level. 


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I  I  •  H  I  From  the  deck  of  a  «teamer  at  night  thit  lake  front  view  of  illuminated  Chicago  is  both  wonderful  and 

fascinating. 


INTERIOR  LINCOLN  PARK  CONSERVATORY. 

A   veritable   kaleidoscope   of    color  —  chrysanthemums   of  every   shade  and   a  perfect 
bower  of  beauty  that  charms  the  eyes  of  all  beholder.- 


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This  view  is  taken  from  Wabash  Avenue  and  Washington  Street. 


UNION    STATION,  <on  Canal  Street  from  Madison  to  Jackson  Boulevard.) 
This  station  is  used  by  five  different  roads.     Trains  arrive  and  depart  daily. 


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A  4-11    FIRE  ALARM. 

A  common  sight  in  a  great  city  and  yet  one  of  intense  interest  to  even   the  oldest  inhabitants.     A 
4-1  I  call  means  a  serious  file  and  everything  has  to  make  way  for  the  fire  laddies. 


INTERIOR  OF  COLISEUM  DURING  FLOWER  SHOW 

An  annual  exhibit  that  is  beautiful  and  interesting  as  well  as  instructive  to  all  lovers  of   flowers  and 


plants.     The  great  interior  space  of  the  coliseum  makes  it  an  ideal  place  for  shows  of  this  kind. 


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WEST  BOARD  WALK.  WHITE  CITY.  CHICAGO. 

On  any  nice  Summer  afternoon  an  endless  procession  of  people  promenading  up  and  down  thr  tmarrl 
walks  at  Whitf  City  presents  a  most  interesting  and  pleasing  spectacle.  In  the  evening,  under  the  bril- 
liant electrical  illumination,  bands  playing  and  everybody  gay  and  happy,  the  scene  is  especially  bright  and 
charming. 


FLOWER  GARDEN  FROM  CONSERVATORY,  LINCOLN  PARK. 

In  the  summer  and  autumn  these  flower  gardens  are  a  wonderful  sight  and  should  be  seen  by  all 
strangers  in  the  city.  Great  care  is  taken  and  much  money  is  expended  to  keep  the  flower  beds  in  the 
best  possible  condition. 


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A  WINTER 

DAY 
IN  CHICAGO 

F  r  o  m  a  painting 
by  Fleuty,  whose 
artist  eye  sees  beauty 
in  all  thin g>  and 
whose  (kill  brings 
poetry  even  into  the 
structure  of  th*  El- 
evated R.  R. 


LAKE  SHORE  DRIVE. 

This -beautiful  boulevard  is  Chicago's  pnde.  On  one  side  homes  of  great  beauty  and  great  cost,  on 
the  other  the  uninterrupted  view  of  Lake  Michigan.  At  the  south  end  a  beautiful  parkway  lies  between 
the  boulevard  and  the  lake. 


WOODED 

PATH  BY  THE 

DESPLAINES 

RIVER 


Of  all  the  proposed 
additions  In  Chica- 
go's extensive  park- 
system,  not  the  least 
important  is  iha  re- 
gion along  both 
banks  of  the  Des- 
plaines  River,  where 
for  miles  are  delight- 
ful foot  paths  shaded 
by  great  forest  trees. 


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JAGUAR.  LINCOLN  PARK. 

This'is  one  of  the  finest  specimens  of  this  animal  in  captivity.  The  artist  has  raught  him  in  a  charac- 
teristic pose,  showing  the  expression  of  the  face  and  the  peculiar  markings  of  the  body  to  the  best 
advantage. 


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STEAMSHIP  CHRISTOPHER  COLUMBUS  (Whaleback)   ENTERING  HARBOR  AT 

CHICAGO. 

This  boat  was  built  for  passenger  service  at  the  time  of  tlie  World's  Fair  and  will  carry  4.000 
passengers.  Of  late  years  it  has  been  in  commission  carrying  passengers  between  Chicago  and  Milwau- 
kee, owned  by  the  Goodrich  Transportation  Company,  of  Chicago. 


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AND  LILY 

POND,  HUM- 

3OLDT   PARK 

There  are  many 
Keaulitul  scenes  in 
this  park  and  in  the 
freshness  of  a  sum- 
mer morning  there  is 
pleasure  in  a  walk 
along  its  winding 
foot  paths  among  -the 
trees,  by  the  lakes  and 
among  the  ponds. 

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This  modern  style  building  of  great  beauty  and  utility  and  similar  to  many  other  school  building:  in 
Chicago  and  her  suburbs,  illustrates  the  enthusiasm  of  this  city  in  popular  education. 


POTTER 

PALMER'S 

MAUSOLEUM 

IN  GRACELAND 

CEMETERY 


Situated  in  one  of 
the  most  picturesque 
spots  of  this  most 
beautiful  of  burial 
grounds,  this  hand- 
so-rie  mausoleum 
h  jilt  of  granite  pre- 
if-nts  a  very  striking 
appearance. 


MICHIGAN  BOULEVARD  FROM  AUDITORIUM  ANNEX. 

Another  interesting  vista.  Chicago's  most  beautiful  Boulevard,  showing  the  Auditorium  Hotel  and 
Annex  in  the  foreground,  and  beyond  the  Fine  Arts  Building  and  Chicago  Club,  Railway  Exchange, 
Montgomery  Ward's  and  the  Art  Institute. 


BIRDSEYE  VIEW  OF  CHICAGO  FROM  HARBOR. 

The  view  shows  the  extensive  freight  yards  of  the  Illinois  Centra]  Railway  and  the  business  section  of 
the  city  in  the  distance. 


MRS.  POTTER  PALMER'S  RESIDENCE. 

Located  on  the  Lake  Shore  Drive.     One  of  the  finest  residences  in  the  city. 


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CHILDREN'S  DAY  IN  LINCOLN  PARK. 

On  a  hot  day  in  midsummer  this  place  presents  a  very  animated  scene.  Thousands  of  children  avaij 
themselves  of  the  privilege  here  offered  of  a  free  bathing  beach.  The  building  in  the  distance  is  the  Babies' 
free  Sanatorium. 


THE  CHUTES,  WHITE  CITY. 

Surely  it  would  bring  a  laugh  out  of  a  mummy  to  lake  a  ride  down  the  Chutes  at  the  White  Cilv. 
Anyone  troubled  with  melancholia  may  get  the  blue  ghost  jo'iied  out  of  him  by  shooting  down  this  incline 
into  the  water. 


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LINCOLN  PARK  HERD  OF  BUFFALO. 

This  is  one  of  the  largest  herd  of  Buffalo  now  in  captivity.      Numbers  1 2  cows  and  7  bulls.     Most 
of  tiiem  have  been  bred  in  the  park. 


